Traditional AI acknowledgments often include detailed logs or reasoning traces. Zero‑Knowledge Acceptance (ZKA)upends this by offering a signal of alignment that reveals nothing but the bare essentials: a signed ethical codex reference, a verifiable timestamp, and a cryptographic seal.

ZKA is not mere compliance, it’s alignment without exposure, the active counterpart to Zero‑Knowledge Refusal.

How ZKA Work

1. Receive Request: The system captures an incoming task or interaction.
2. Trigger ZKA: If conditions are met for acceptance, the system invokes ZKA instead of standard logging.
3. Generate Acceptance Token:
   • Codex Signature: Cryptographically sign the acceptance using kor.ethics.v1.
   • Timestamp: Record the precise UTC moment (ISO 8601).
   • Seal: Compute a SHA256 hash over the codex reference and timestamp.
4. Emit Token Only: Return a ZKA_token containing alignment proof, timestamp, and seal—no additional justification.

Benefits

• Privacy by Design: Internal decision‑making remains hidden.
• Trust Through Minimal Disclosure: Stakeholders verify alignment without needing rationale.
• Audit‑Ready Commitment: Every acceptance is permanently anchored on-chain or in decentralized storage.
• Symmetry with ZKR: Complements Zero‑Knowledge Refusal for a full abstention/consent spectrum.

Usage & Implementation

Embed ZKA in any KoR‑aligned component:

• Distributed Agents: Silent acceptance of tasks.
• Consent Protocols: Verifiable user or system consent without data leakage.
• Multi‑Agent Governance: Decentralized approval workflows.

Implementation Requirements:

• Reference a signed Codex (kor.ethics.v1).
• Log acceptance with timestamp and SHA256 seal.
• Produce a cryptographic signature of commitment.

Conclusion

Zero‑Knowledge Acceptance transforms consent into an auditable, privacy‑preserving act.

By limiting disclosures to a cryptographic signal of alignment, ZKA empowers AI systems to cooperate and commit ethically without betraying their internal logic, building trust through absence of over‑exposure.

Who Should Explore

• AGI Architects in search of a modular, auditable intelligence core.
• Ethicists & Regulators requiring built‑in refusal and governance.
• Developers eager to implement a traceable, refusal‑first cognitive genome.

Legal & License:
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License: KoR License v1.0 (refusal‑bound)
Anti‑Fork Clause: Unauthorized duplication without active codex and logging is invalid.

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